They had five or six children together, including Edward the Elder, who succeeded his father as king, Æthelflæd, who would become Queen of Mercia in her own right, and Ælfthryth who married Baldwin II the Count of Flanders.

Andrew went to Constantinople to obtain the Crown of Thorns bought by Louis IX of France | Louis IX to Baldwin II of Constantinople | Baldwin II.

Andrew's first mission to the East was when he was asked by the French king Louis IX to go and fetch the Crown of Thorns which had been sold to him by the Latin Emperor of Constantinople Baldwin II in 1238, who was anxious to obtain support for his tottering empire.

Amalric was born in 1136 to King Fulk, the former count of Anjou who had married the heiress of the kingdom, Melisende, daughter of King Baldwin II.

In 1261, Constantinople was captured from its last Latin ruler, Baldwin II, by the forces of the Nicaean emperor Michael VIII Palaeologus.

** Baldwin II ( 1228 – 1261 )

Canada-During World War II, Baldwin worked on an experimental smoke laying hydrofoil ( later called the Comox Torpedo ) that was later superseded by other smoke-laying technology and an experimental target-towing hydrofoil.

She further states another tradition that when the last Latin Emperor of Constantinople, Baldwin II, was leaving Constantinople in 1261 he took this original circular portion of the icon with him.

Baldwin II was an able ruler, and he too successfully defended against Fatimid and Seljuk invasions.

The influence of Jerusalem was further extended over Edessa and Antioch, where Baldwin II acted as regent when their own leaders were killed in battle, although there were regency governments in Jerusalem as well during Baldwin's captivity.

Baldwin was able to replace Manasses with one of his own supporters, Humphrey II of Toron.

Internationally, the Lusignans were useful as vassals of Baldwin and Sibylla's cousin Henry II of England.

The first laws of the kingdom were, according to tradition, established during Godfrey of Bouillon's short reign, but were more probably established by Baldwin II at the Council of Nablus in 1120.

Around 1119, the French knight Hugues de Payens approached King Baldwin II of Jerusalem with the proposal of creating a monastic order for the protection of these pilgrims.

The Crown of Thorns | Holy Crown of Jesus Christ was bought by Louis IX from Baldwin II of Constantinople.

Louis purchased these in 1239 – 41 from Emperor Baldwin II of the Latin Empire of Constantinople, for the exorbitant sum of 135, 000 livres ( the chapel, on the other hand, cost only 60, 000 livres to build ).

Honorius, as suzerain of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, re-confirmed the election of King Baldwin II of Jerusalem and established him as the royal parton of the Templars.

* 1125: On June 11, in the Battle of Azaz, the Crusader States, led by King Baldwin II of Jerusalem, defeat the Seljuk Turks.

* Baldwin II, Count of Hainaut

* Baldwin II becomes emperor of the Latin Empire in Constantinople, with John of Brienne as regent.

* Amaury IV of Montfort divorces his wife Richilde, daughter of Baldwin II, Count of Hainaut.

* April 16 – Adelaide del Vasto, regent of Sicily, mother of Roger II of Sicily, queen of Baldwin I of Jerusalem

Following the tragedy of the horrific sacking of the city, the conquerors declared a new " Empire of Romania ," known to historians as the Latin Empire of Constantinople, installing Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders, as Emperor.

Both sides paused for desultory negotiations before the war recommenced ; John's position was now stronger, thanks to confirmation that Count Baldwin of Flanders and Renaud of Boulogne had renewed the anti-French alliances they had previously agreed to with Richard.

Soon afterwards, Philip of Flanders arrived in Jerusalem on pilgrimage ; he was Baldwin IV's cousin, and the king offered him the regency and command of the army, both of which Philip refused, although he objected to the appointment of Raynald as regent.

* 1204 – Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire.

Whatever the case, Godfrey and his ally, Baldwin V of Flanders, had forced the emperor to come to terms of peace by mid-1056 and Godfrey was permitted to return to Italy to administer his stepdaughter's estates.

Meanwhile, Philip was joined by Count Baldwin of Flanders, and together they laid siege to the ducal capital of Normandy, Rouen.

Richard won over a key ally, Baldwin of Flanders in 1197.

He constructed an alliance against Philip, including Baldwin IX of Flanders, Renaud, Count of Boulogne, and his father-in-law King Sancho VI of Navarre, who raided Philip's lands from the south.

One factor in William's favour was his marriage to Matilda of Flanders, the daughter of Count Baldwin V of Flanders.

Tostig went into exile in Flanders, along with his wife Judith, who was the daughter of Count Baldwin IV of Flanders.

Harold's brother Tostig made probing attacks along the southern coast of England in May 1066, landing at the Isle of Wight using a fleet supplied by Baldwin of Flanders.

Another concern was the death of Count Baldwin VI of Flanders, who died in July 1070.

This left Flanders in the grip of a succession crisis ; Baldwin VI's widow was ruling for her two young sons, but her rule was contested by Robert, Baldwin's brother.

* Baldwin I of Constantinople, Count of Flanders and Hainaut, first Emperor of the Latin Empire

* May 16 – Baldwin, Count of Flanders is crowned emperor of the Latin Empire a week after his election by the members of the Fourth Crusade.

* Baldwin I of Flanders

* February 22 – A succession struggle erupts in Flanders between Richilde, widow of Baldwin VI and her brother-in-law Robert the Frisian, son of Baldwin V. Robert defeats Richilde and her nephew Arnulf III in the Battle of Cassel and is appointed count by King Philip.

* July 17 – Baldwin VII of Flanders

* Baldwin VII becomes Count of Flanders.

* July 17 – Baldwin VI of Flanders ( b. 1030 )

* Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders ( d. 1070 )